恋
細川たかし Lyrics

The song "恋の酒" by 細川たかし depicts the complicated nature of love and relationships. The first few lines talk about being tired of loving, which doesn't necessarily mean falling out of love with someone, but rather the exhaustion that comes with love. The singer talks about turning on the lights in the room and leaving the key in the usual place, suggesting that this may not be the first time that the lover has let her down or failed to show up, but still she's there with the hope that he'll come. She says that maybe he'll treat it like it's nothing, but she is serious this time and his face isn't on her mind, even if she's thinking about him.

The second stanza talks about the lover maybe being in a bar, leaving a letter on the desk next to the laundry. This implies the singer may be at the lover's home, and possibly waiting for him to come back. She fantasizes about being reborn as a woman again if given another chance, but she'd never make the same mistake with him. The last few lines of the chorus repeat the message that men always make women wait, leaving them exhausted, yet love is still just love.